CVE-2015-8380

Status Candidate

Overview

The pcre_exec function in pcre_exec.c in PCRE before 8.38 mishandles a // pattern with a 1 string, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted regular expression, as demonstrated by a JavaScript RegExp object encountered by Konqueror.

Related Files

Gentoo Linux Security Advisory 201607-2 - Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in libpcre, the worst of which could lead to arbitrary code execution, or cause a Denial of Service condition. Versions less than 8.38-r1 are affected.

Ubuntu Security Notice 2943-1 - It was discovered that PCRE incorrectly handled certain regular expressions. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause applications using PCRE to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.